Figures (3)  Tables (4)
    • Figure 1. 

      Viscosity curves for diluted avocado pulp at (a) 4 °C, (b) 25 °C, and (c) 37 °C.

    • Figure 2. 

      Effect of maltodextrin concentration on the apparent viscosity of diluted avocado pulp at 10 s−1 shear rate.

    • Figure 3. 

      –Flow curves for avocado formulations at (a) 4 °C, (b) 25 °C, and (c) 37 °C modelled using Ostwald-Waelle models.

    • FormulationsUnitSM0SM5SM10SM20SM40
      Avocadog450450450450450
      Waterg10001000100010001000
      Maltodextring075.5151302604
      Chemical composition
      Waterg/100 g91.40 ± 0.1286.89 ± 0.2182.72 ± 0.2075.62 ± 0.1764.53 ± 0.19
      Proteing/100 g0.61 ± 0.0070.59 ± 0.0040.55 ± 0.0020.50 ± 0.0020.42 ± 0.001
      Lipidsg/100 g4.78 ± 0.0054.61 ± 0.0054.33 ± 0.0033.95 ± 0.0053.35 ± 0.003
      Ashg/100 g0.52 ± 0.0080.46 ± 0.00070.47 ± 0.0010.45 ± 0.0020.38 ± 0.005
      Carbohydratesg/100 g2.68 ± 0.0057.52 ± 0.0511.86 ± 0.0419.45 ± 0.0431.31 ± 0.03

      Table 1. 

      Tested avocado formulations and respective chemical composition.

    • SamplesTemperature (°C)τ0 (Pa·s)K (Pa·s)R2K (Pa·sn)nR2η0 (Pa·s)αC (s)γC (s−1)mR2
      SM0418.26 ± 0.150.057 ± 0.0020.97098.764 ± 0.10.22 ± 0.010.99851.1E+03 ± 1001145 ± 1158.7E-04 ± 0.00010.8 ± 0.080.9986
      2513.17 ± 0.120.060 ± 0.0030.99565.681 ± 0.080.27 ± 0.010.99951.4E+04 ± 14001486 ± 1496.7E-04 ± 0.000070.86 ± 0.0860.9965
      3713.00 ± 0.100.054 ± 0.0020.98335.819 ± 0.070.25 ± 0.010.99669.4E+03 ± 9404450 ± 4452.2E-04 ± 0.000020.75 ± 0.0750.9987
      SM5416.04 ± 0.180.095 ± 0.0040.98396.503 ± 0.090.29 ± 0.010.99985.2E+03 ± 5203661 ± 3662.7E-04 ± 0.000030.70 ± 0.070.9998
      2513.75 ± 0.130.044 ± 0.0020.98966.508 ± 0.080.23 ± 0.010.99652.4E+04 ± 24009180 ± 9181.1E-04 ± 0.000010.77 ± 0.0770.9996
      3711.96 ± 0.110.057 ± 0.0030.99105.135 ± 0.060.27 ± 0.010.99482.2E+04 ± 220015803 ± 15806.3E-05 ± 0.0000060.75 ± 0.0750.9970
      SM10416.88 ± 0.140.105 ± 0.0040.98866.738 ± 0.10.31 ± 0.010.99861.7E+03 ± 17022939 ± 22944.4E-05 ± 0.0000040.69 ± 0.0690.9983
      2513.13 ± 0.120.071 ± 0.0030.97845.452 ± 0.070.29 ± 0.010.99361.2E+03 ± 1206864 ± 6861.5E-04 ± 0.0000150.75 ± 0.0750.9993
      3712.94 ± 0.090.062 ± 0.0030.97175.578 ± 0.060.27 ± 0.010.99539.9E+03 ± 9904938 ± 4942.0E-04 ± 0.000020.75 ± 0.0750.9993
      SM20421.38 ± 0.200.179 ± 0.0050.99327.831 ± 0.110.35 ± 0.010.99751.4E+04 ± 140024449 ± 24454.1E-05 ± 0.0000040.66 ± 0.0660.9991
      2512.71 ± 0.110.063 ± 0.0020.99155.393 ± 0.070.31 ± 0.010.99201.2E+04 ± 120017054 ± 17055.9E-05 ± 0.0000060.72 ± 0.0720.9894
      3713.08 ± 0.100.047 ± 0.0020.99146.081 ± 0.080.27 ± 0.010.99172.8E+04 ± 280014109 ± 14117.1E-05 ± 0.0000070.77 ± 0.0770.9994
      SM40424.84 ± 0.250.472 ± 0.010.99467.429 ± 0.120.48 ± 0.020.99913.7E+03 ± 37041626 ± 41632.4E-05 ± 0.0000020.53 ± 0.0530.9989
      2519.41 ± 0.180.314 ± 0.0080.98746.026 ± 0.090.46 ± 0.020.99766.3E+03 ± 630131529 ± 131537.6E-06 ± 0.000000760.54 ± 0.0540.9961
      3717.28 ± 0.150.248 ± 0.0070.98725.509 ± 0.070.44 ± 0.020.99756.4E+03 ± 64042249 ± 42252.4E-05 ± 0.0000020.59 ± 0.0590.9632

      Table 2. 

      Parameters determined for Bingham and Ostwald-Waelle flow model, and Cross Viscosity Model.

    • Activation energy (kJ/mol)A (Pa·s)R2
      SM05.96 ± 0.61.8E-2 ± 0.00160.9635
      SM57.35 ± 0.331.1E-2 ± 0.00230.9734
      SM108.32 ± 0.657.52E-3 ± 0.000490.9798
      SM2012.93 ± 0.342.25E-4 ± 0.00003450.9666
      SM4010.36 ± 0.238.23E-3 ± 0.0004310.9943

      Table 3. 

      Arrhenius-type equation parameters for apparent viscosity of diluted avocado pulp samples.

    • Maltodextrin
      concentration
      Temperature
      (°C)
      CohesivenessConsistency
      (N)
      Firmness
      (N)
      Viscosity
      index (Pa·s)
      040.22 ± 0.017.81 ± 0.050.35 ± 0.020.47 ± 0.03
      0250.18 ± 0.016.97 ± 0.040.33 ± 0.020.31 ± 0.02
      0370.16 ± 0.015.69 ± 0.030.27 ± 0.010.17 ± 0.01
      5%40.22 ± 0.018.06 ± 0.050.36 ± 0.020.42 ± 0.03
      5%250.18 ± 0.017.52 ± 0.040.34 ± 0.020.37 ± 0.02
      5%370.17 ± 0.016.25 ± 0.030.29 ± 0.010.22 ± 0.01
      10%40.24 ± 0.018.14 ± 0.050.38 ± 0.020.44 ± 0.03
      10%250.19 ± 0.017.53 ± 0.040.35 ± 0.020.37 ± 0.02
      10%370.18 ± 0.017.29 ± 0.040.32 ± 0.010.27 ± 0.01
      20%40.32 ± 0.0210.72 ± 0.060.42 ± 0.020.79 ± 0.04
      20%250.19 ± 0.017.82 ± 0.040.35 ± 0.020.35 ± 0.02
      20%370.17 ± 0.016.94 ± 0.040.35 ± 0.020.19 ± 0.01
      40%40.34 ± 0.0212.09 ± 0.070.58 ± 0.030.99 ± 0.05
      40%250.28 ± 0.0211.72 ± 0.060.57 ± 0.030.76 ± 0.04
      40%370.23 ± 0.018.75 ± 0.050.42 ± 0.020.42 ± 0.02

      Table 4. 

      Instrumental texture analysis of avocado pulp samples with different maltodextrin concentrations at different temperatures.